Topband: Message from IV3PRK / HC1PF

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

The "perfect" method (IMHO) is the "aluminum clothesline tensioner"
such as shown on Amazon at this URL:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=clothesline+tensioner&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=3487082471&ref=pd_sl_7gays5pa04_e

Fits 3/16 inch rope.

For larger rope, I use fence T-posts as anchors and wrap the
rope around the post a few times and then tie a hitch knot.

Rick N6RK

On 1/20/2015 10:17 PM, Tree wrote:
> Hello friends,
>
> Greetings from Ecuador, where I moved and got the callsign HC1PF.
>
> Finally I'm going to install my 160m TX antenna which will be guyed
> with 5/16 and 3/16 STI Polyester rope just arrived from DX
> Engineering.
>
> But I have a dumb question: is it better to anchor it with the usual
> steel wire rope clips, or is it better to tie the rope directly with
> nodes on itself ?
>
> Thanks and hope to work you all soon again on Topband from this location.
>
> I will put again all my 160m. works, new experiences and reports on my
> old website www.iv3prk.it
>
> 73
>
> Luis HC1PF, ex IV3PRK
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